Project Description

Panama
Benjamin Roque
Kotowa Coffee House

Please tell us a little bit about yourself:

I was born and raised in Panama, in the province of Chiriqui. I’m 23 years old and since I was 18 I’ve been working as a Barista in Chiriquí. In 2017 I enrolled myself to compete at the Barista Competition in Panama and got 5th place. I moved to Panama City after that and started working as a trainer for Kotowa Coffee House. My favorite coffee are Natural processes.

What are you excited to do while you are in Amsterdam?:

To share knowledge with Baristas around the world.

Please list the coffee competitions you have participated in, what year they took place, and your results:

World Coffee Events

The World Barista Championship is managed and produced by World Coffee Events, an event management organization registered in Dublin, Ireland. WCE was originally founded in 2011 by the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe and the Specialty Coffee Association of America, which have since unified to become the Specialty Coffee Association.